Doesn't the USGS already release a ton of data in the public domain? I also thought an organization interested in standards for geospatial data might be interested in geospatial data licensing. They seem like parallel tracks.
Landon Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268 Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658 -----Original Message----- From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Ian Turton Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 1:53 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Cc: punk...@eidesis.org Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OGC geospatial rights mgt. summit On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Landon Blake <lbl...@ksninc.com> wrote: > How about OGC support for the Science Commons work on a "public domain" > or "creative commons" type license for geospatial data. > That's not going to happen. OGC has many national mapping agencies as members and USGS and OS are never going to allow this. Plus it isn't any of the OGC's business as to what sort of licenses are used on data. Ian _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss